It’s been eight years since more than 700,000 Rohingya were forced from their homes in Myanmar, facing a campaign of mass violence, arson and sexual violence at the hands of the military.
The Muslim-minority Rohingya fled from Rakhine State in the country’s west, into neighbouring Bangladesh.
It’s where an estimated one-and-a-half million Rohingya live today – in the world’s largest refugee camp.
But, Bangladesh and aid agencies say the nearly decade-long humanitarian operation is simply unsustainable.
They are warning that severe funding shortfalls could push the crisis to the breaking point.
So, what’s hampering efforts to repatriate more than a million refugees?
Presenter: James Bays
Guests:
Yasmin Ullah – Executive director of Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network and human rights activist
Farah Kabir – Country director for Action Aid Bangladesh
Abbas Faiz – Independent South Asia Researcher with a focus on Bangladesh
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